It would have been good to have some solidarity here in town but thats ok. I just hope if the FTAA is passed next year like its supposed to there will be some real direct action here in Portland because this is a serious problem. I know most people i have talked to around here dont even know about it. We need to organize in the case it gets passed so we can raise some awareness.

Lay low, Little Beruit... Lay low and form your affinity groups. The time WILL come when we must pour forth from the woodwork and it is best to be prepared. If Miami is any indication of what to expect in the future then we must prepare for it in our own way... educate the people around you but be careful, H.S. is watching. Make sure your friends and compatriots are really who they say they are. We don't need agents in our midst. Think think think... and prepare...
In absolute solidarity,

we have made flyers with info for contacting miami officials.
there is a de-brief
"a bunch of us who headed to Miami from Portland set up a reportback for Sunday, Dec. 7, 7pm at the 1st Unitarian Church--12th and Main, Downtown Portland."
solidarity,
tony

I would have liked to be part of this report back, but unfortunately I will still be IN MIAMI. We need to recognize that these mobilizations dont end when we go home or when the tear gas fades away. We are fighting a long hard battle and need to keep the pressure on AT ALL TIMES.

Just a note, I think that this may be the problem with the GLobal Justice movement, that many of the activists go home and forget until the next summitt. That is an assumption, and I have been guilty of it before, but we really need to band together.